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lithotrite

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[lith-uh-trahyt] / ˈlɪθ əˌtraɪt /

noun

Surgery.
  1. an instrument for performing lithotrity.


Etymology

Origin of lithotrite

1830–40; back formation from lithotrity; see -ite 1

Example Sentences

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Other inventions: a combination cystoscope and radium applicator for treating tumors of the bladder; a special type of lithotrite, an instrument for crushing stones in the bladder.

From Time Magazine Archive

Speaking generally, the surgeon prefers to introduce a lithotrite and crush the stone into small fragments, and then to flush out the fragments by using a full-sized, hollow metal catheter and an india-rubber wash-bottle.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various

Care must be taken not to catch the bladder-wall with the lithotrite.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various

Some small filaments were subsequently removed with the lithotrite, but on microscopical examination nothing of diagnostic importance was discovered.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 648, June 2, 1888. by Various

The lithotrite has two blades, a “male” and a “female,” the latter fenestrated, the former solid with its surface notched.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various

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